Music terms and examples

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Polyphonic texture example. Polyphonic - definition of polyphonic in English. Adjective 1Producing or involving many sounds or voices.

‘a 64-voice polyphonic sound module’ figurative ‘dialogue is a staple of all polyphonic novels’ ‘Sound quality is also excellent, with a three-voice polyphonic speaker, so the supplied ringtones sound great.’ ‘The polyphonic string sound is something of a phenomenon but what is it all about?’
Homophonic texture example. Musical Textures - Monophonic. The Devil in music (an untold history of the Tritone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Strings. BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Percussion. BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Brass. BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Woodwind. Why Does Schoenberg Sound Like That?

(Nattiez 1990, p. 218) Play C Major triad represented in staff notation Play . While scale degrees are typically represented in musical analysis or musicology articles with Arabic numerals (e.g., 1, 2, 3..., sometimes with a circumflex above the numeral: ...), the triads (three-note chords) that have these degrees as their roots are often identified by Roman numerals (e.g., I, IV, V, which in the key of C major would be the triads C major, F major, G major). Roman numerals can also be used in stringed instrument notation to indicate the position or string to play. A bass note with figured bass symbols underneath the staff. In the illustration the bass note is a C, and the numbers 4 and 6 indicate that notes a fourth and a sixth above, that is F and A, should be played, giving the second inversion of the F major triad.

Macro analysis for triads on C. In addition, however, play . Play play play .
Music Theory 103: Rhythm - 10 Syncopation. OnMusic Dictionary - Term. The speed of the rhythm of a composition.

Tempo is measured according to beats per minute. A very fast tempo, prestissimo, has between 200 and 208 beats per minute, presto has 168 to 200 beats per minute, allegro has between 120 and 168 beats per minute, moderato has 108 to 120 beats per minute, andante has 76 to 108, adagio has 66 to 76, larghetto has 60 to 66, and largo, the slowest tempo, has 40 to 60.

Tempos in order from slowest to fastest. MUSICAL METER! *Hilarious*
Polyrhythm definition and example. Beat and Rhythm Explained. Music Theory: Musical Dynamics. Musical Dynamics indicate the loudness of music.

We use the Italian terms piano and forte to indicate soft and loud. They are usually abbreviated p and f. We can also add the word mezzo (m) to p and f to create mp (mezzo-piano) and mf (mezzo-forte). Mezzo-piano (mp) is moderately soft and mezzo-forte (mf) is moderately loud. More than one p or f indicates a softer or louder dynamic, such as pp or fff. List of Dynamics: fff ---- louder than ffff ----- fortissimo ------ louder than ff ------ forte -------------- loudly mf --- mezzo-forte ------ moderately loudmp -- mezzo-piano ----- moderately softp ----- piano -------------- softlypp --- pianissimo ------ softer than pppp - softer than pp.

Timbre - Short Explanation. Sound and Music : Amplitude and Frequency : How Music Works. There are two main properties of a regular vibration - the amplitude and the frequency - which affect the way it sounds.

Amplitude is the size of the vibration, and this determines how loud the sound is. We have already seen that larger vibrations make a louder sound. Amplitude is important when balancing and controlling the loudness of sounds, such as with the volume control on your CD player. It is also the origin of the word amplifier, a device which increases the amplitude of a waveform. Frequency is the speed of the vibration, and this determines the pitch of the sound. Frequency is measured as the number of wave cycles that occur in one second. A frequency of 1 Hz means one wave cycle per second. The note A which is above Middle C (more on this later) has a frequency of 440 Hz.

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Music term: Vibration. Vibration Definition and background: Any rapid, repeating undulatory or tremulous movement; it is vibration that causes all sound.